Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: The article describes the problem of task selection and distribution among executors in the context of software pro- jects using Scrum methodology. The solution to this problem is proposed by reducing it to the problem of multiple knapsacks and solving it using population algorithms, in particular, the ensemble of genetic algorithm and bacte- rial chemotaxis algorithm. The article presents a model for calculating the priority of a task and its execution time for a particular performer. Classes of input data are described. The main stages of the algorithms and the values of their tuning parameters are explained. A metric for evaluating the quality of the results of the proposed method has been developed. The set of algorithms parameters, at which the quality index will be high for most classes of input data, is defined. The comparison of the operating time of the software implementation of the algorithms and their combinations, as well as the quality of the obtained calculation results, is given. Conclusions are drawn about the applicability of the ensemble algorithms to the selected classes of input data. The results of the study show the effectiveness of using the developed method for distributing work in comparison with its individual algorithms.

Annotation: The relevance of the topic is determined by significant educational losses, largely related to the process of digitali- zation, which inevitably entails significant technocratization, bureaucratization, formalization and alienation of the content of both secondary and higher education in Russia from those who acquire it. The object of the research is the teaching of a general philosophy course to students of higher educational institutions of non-philosophical areas and training profiles in modern educational conditions. The subject of the research is the study and teaching in the general philosophy course of the main ideas of the two most important historical and philosophical figures who set the timeless basic content of such a form of spiritual culture of mankind as philosophy – Socrates and Plato. The purpose of the work is a pedagogical demonstration that, depending on the specifics of teaching phi- losophy, it can be made both repulsive and attracting the cognitive interest of the student audience. The research methods are deductive and inductive conclusions, analogical conclusions, idealization, abstraction, pedagogical observation and empirical generalization, comparative analysis and thought experiment. The result of the work and one of its conclusions is the substantiation of a kind of “pedagogical theorem” that a simple, clear and re- alistic presentation of any material greatly increases the level of educational interest of the student audience and the degree of learning effectiveness. The application area of the research results is ideological heuristics, philo- sophical enlightenment, teaching philosophy and other social and humanitarian disciplines in higher education.

Annotation: The article explores the phenomenon of information certainty and uncertainty in the information field. The concept of the information field is being expanded by including the uncertainty factor in it. Certainty and uncertainty are considered as a condition, as a factor, as an attitude. Descriptive and procedural tasks of the information field are highlighted, their characteristics in relation to certainty and uncertainty are given. The main factors that increase the degree of uncertainty associated with the measurement and transformation of connections and relationships of objects and their parts displayed in the information field are highlighted. The transition from point to areal models, which can be used to analyze spatially distributed objects typical in geoinformatics and situational modeling, is considered. Formal models are proposed that demonstrate how uncertainty can be repre- sented and interpreted. Models of certainty and uncertainty are demonstrated using areal examples. Uncertainty is interpreted not only as an epistemological phenomenon, but also as a state formalized within computational models. This makes it possible to apply the research results in areas such as cognitive modeling, unmanned control, knowledge extraction, and others.

Annotation: The article describes an approach to solving the problem of detecting current pulses of a surface barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure under conditions of large volumes of data obtained at a high sampling rate. A brief overview of the collected dataset is presented, an analysis of a typical detection algorithm is carried out, and its shortcomings are identified. A new two-step approach to data processing is proposed: classification of the time series for data pre- processing and detection of the start and end of pulses using a deep learning regression model. The article describes relevant neural network architectures and provides a comparison of the effectiveness of the considered approaches in solving time series classification tasks. The use of machine learning makes it possible to reduce detection errors. This method shows better results than existing approaches due to improved accuracy and noise resistance. The theoretical and practical results of the study are aimed at the development of technical diagnostics and machine learning methods.

Annotation: The future of education is associated with educational ecosystems, the role of which in the forming of environ- mental culture and the transmission of practices sustainable development can hardly be overestimated. In edu- cational ecosystems, there is an exchange of knowledge, experience and innovative approaches to environmental education, sustainable development practices are formed, and environmental responsibility skills are acquired. The purpose of this study is to consider educational ecosystems in the context of the forming of environmental culture and sustainable development, as well as to identify promising areas, the implementation of which in the educational ecosystem will contribute to increasing the environmental responsibility of students. To solve this problem, the study uses the method of studying the scientific literature on the concepts of “environmental culture” and “educational ecosystem”, a review of the legislative framework regulating environmental education at the national and international levels is conducted, the results presented in national and international rankings and voiced in analytical reports are summarized. Based on the results of the study, it was found that productive co- operation and partnership in the educational ecosystem form a positive result from such integration, consisting in providing participants with the opportunity to implement environmental innovations and sustainable develop- ment practices. The results obtained contribute to the development of an ecosystem approach in environmental education due to a deeper understanding of the importance of forming an environmental culture and sustainable development among students.